Learn the story of plants and the development of human civilisation. This book covers an extensive subject area - from sacred mushrooms to GM crops, from the religions of the seasons and harvest to the hobby of gardening - and conveys both the mysterious and the practical in an accessible style.

Whether your water feature is a simple half barrel containing a single water lily or a formal fountain, this book provides guidance on selecting the right plants, pond maintenance and useful tips on how to plant and care for water plants.

100 effortless recipes for Italian dishes prepared with just 5 ingredients.

Get the body of your dreams with this beautifully illustrated guide to the Paleo diet.

In Sweet Mandarin Cookbook Helen and Lisa Tse share their knowledge, favourite recipes and cooking tips, including advice on indispensable pieces of equipment such as the wok, cleaver and steamer, to Chinese store cupboard ingredients and essentials.

Aiming to help gardeners improve their seed growing techniques, this book explains how seeds work, why they germinate and why they often do not. Step-by-step descriptions are given on sowing and growing-on methods and there is comprehensive coverage of trees, shrubs, perennials and alpines.

Award-winning restaurant Leon brings you more than 100 easy recipes that can be made using only one pot in this bestselling collection.

More than 100 curry recipes from the award-winning restaurant chain, LEON.